UCO heads to Kansas City as No. 4 seed

Kansas City, Mo. – Northwest Missouri wrapped up the top seed in the MIAA Men’s Basketball Tournament as the league announced bracket and seeding today.

The Bearcats will await the winner of #8 Pittsburg State and #9 Lincoln in a game that will be played at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27 in Pittsburg, Kan. Missouri Southern has claimed the second seed in the tournament and will wait for either #7 Fort Hays State and #10 Lindenwood who will face off at 7 p.m. on Feb. 27 in Hays, Kan.

Washburn has picked up the third seed and will face either #6 Nebraska Kearney or #11 Southwest Baptist when they face off on Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in Kearney, Neb. Central Oklahoma will be the fourth seed in the tournament and await the winner of #5 Central Missouri and #12 Missouri Western who face off on Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in Warrensburg, Mo.

Men’s quarterfinals on Kansas City are slated for 12:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Friday, March 2 from Municipal Auditorium. For tickets to games in Kansas City at historic Municipal Auditorium contact the ticket office of your favorite MIAA institution. Tickets are also available at the Municipal Auditorium box office or through Ticketmaster via this link.